Just download the j-wildfire-x.xx.zip-file from the link above and extract the contents of the j-wildfire-x.xx.zip to any folder on your hard disc. This all what must be done to install the software!

Either launch the j-wildfire-launcher.jar directly or use one of the supplied start-scripts (start_windows.bat, start_mac.command or start_linux.sh)

Do NOT start the j-wildfire.jar directly (will work, but important settings will be missing, so that it will not work good!)

If you have problems or questions please read the supplied README-files (README!!!.txt, README_LAUNCH.txt and README_SUPPORT.txt)

System Requirements:

JWildfire runs on all operating systems with a Java 7 runtime, such as Windows , MacOS or Linux.

The newest Java (currently Java 8) is always recommended, it usually lets the software execute faster

If you have a 64Bit operating system (as Windows7 64Bit) you should always use the 64Bit Java runtime.
It will both be faster and let you use a significant larger amount of memory. You will NOT be able to render images in print resolution on 32Bit-systems or 64Bit-systems with a 32Bit-Java

If you have several Java runtimes on your systems the launcher tries to choose the most appropriate. You always can override this by choosing manually another runtime.

Support the author:The software is completely free and has not any locked features or ads or other nagging things. You are welcome to use it for any purpose you want. Anyway, any support is very appreciated

Germany

United States

Great Britain

Japan

JWildfireMini FREE for Android:
This app brings the magic of flame fractals to your phone! It comes with both the fractal evolution module “MutaG” and the interactive renderer “IR”, as known from the full JWildfire application, to your Android-capable device!

The “general answer” is (I added this now also in the download section):
The software is designed for modern systems and may be slow on your system if you are insufficient on CPU power or RAM. Sorry for that, but at the current stage of the development process there was not that much room for performance optimizations. They are on a later schedule.

Feel free to drop me a mail at thargor6@googlemail.com for a more detailed discussion of your performance problems. In this case plz provide some information about your system (OS, CPU, RAM, Java version) and what the probem is (just preview rendering oder final image rendering or…)

Hello Bob, you are right, there was a typo. But the file you downloaded is the right one. Just double-click the start.bat file after extracting the zip archieve you downloaded. If this doesnt work plz have a look at the page “JWildfire installation hints” (from the menu on this page above)

I’m running jwildfire in ubuntu/linux 11.04. I unzipped the download into a folder, jwildfire. I had to change the permissions for start.sh to ‘Allow executing file as a program’. Then i opened a terminal in the jwildfire folder and ran
./start.sh

It takes a few seconds to start, but it runs beautifully! Thank you thargor6! Now I have a new addiction to play with over the holidays!

Andreas – I downloaded this about five hours ago and cannot leave it alone. I have played with fractal flames in other software before, but this is a superb program. So far I am only playing with changing the parameters and creating still images, and have yet to progress to animation. But it is so well-designed – and the GUI makes it all “intuitive”. And the results are beautiful. Thank you, and I look forward to seeing more of your work – and good luck with your animated submission for the FractalForums award.

I saw how stunning your render was in Renderosity and you mentioned the program and I just HAD to check it out! I’m downloading it now – just what I need – another graphics program for me to play with – LOL!

hey this program was working wonderfully for me for the longest time but recently i’ve been unable to actually maximize the window. The program seems to be running but simply in a minimized window…any advice?

If you have problems to start the program please start it with the Debug checkbox enabled, and send me the error message you will get. Until now, 100% of such kind of problems are caused by missing or wrong Java runtime installation, and can be usually fixed in no time

Hi Andreas
I would like to make a donation but I am unsure what would be a correct amount, your opinion would be appreciated.
Oh, last night in our Photo club ‘Triptych’ two of my images created with Jwildfire and Photoshop came First and Second !!
Your program is certainly making an impact especially on my computer artwork.
Cheers
Dave

I’ve been playing wit J-Wild for a while now and everything was fine till today. I downloaded/Installed the latest Java7 update 21 and now J-Wild won’t launch from the Launcher….Keep getting this when I hit start

java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Executable name has embedded quote, split the arguments
at org.jwildfire.launcher.AppLauncher.launchSync(Unknown Source)
at org.jwildfire.launcher.Launcher.launchApp(Unknown Source)
at org.jwildfire.launcher.Launcher.launchAction(Unknown Source)
at org.jwildfire.launcher.Launcher.access$100(Unknown Source)
at org.jwildfire.launcher.Launcher$2.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseReleased(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.access$200(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Executable name has embedded quote, split the arguments
at java.lang.ProcessImpl.isQuoted(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ProcessImpl.getExecutablePath(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ProcessImpl.(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ProcessImpl.start(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Runtime.exec(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Runtime.exec(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Runtime.exec(Unknown Source)
… 41 more

Hello Andreas,
Thank you, I am about to download your program. Your fractals are incredibly beautiful and very inspiring. I’m looking forward to seeing what i can create. Saw your fractals on Facebook.
Jan

My sister has a problem with JWF (any version). The application can not render and nor can it be fairly close. OS: WXP, Java 7th I could not help her. It’s the fault of the OS or applications. Please SOS. Thanks.
Jaromír

I have a little more control about what is posted on my wall in Google. And in DA now I just don’t allow any comments. I really do miss you and everybody, it is so wonderful to learn there. But when something happens it really affects me very bad. I still do Jwildfire every day.

Is there any way that you could easily change the sort order of these comments so that the latest ones end up on top, instead of at the bottom…?
It would save a lot of scrolling mate

This is obviously a Tiny detail and certainly No biggie but it might also save people getting the wrong impression about the awesome current software!
Since the topmost comments reflect where you were nearly TWO years ago… Which in JWildfire Time is Millenia Ago!!!

This software allows the users to have more Powerful Fractal Artistic Fun than anything else on the planet, with their clothes still on…!!!

This message is probably not clear if you read the “oldest” comments first…
It might even put some newcomers off from even having a go – which would be too SAD!
Since as we all know… JWildfire ROCKS!!!

All the best mate,
Martin 8)

To any newcomers who read this…
What are you waiting for? – Get going! =D
See you in the FB “JWildfire Open Group” and the “jwildfire.org” forum 8)

Thank you, since my post, I have found the solution. It was a problem of windows settings, it didn’t find the java directory… I repaired it in indicating the path in configuration parameters. I like a lot your software, Bravo !

Ive downloaded JWildfire V1.03 (13/10/13) and tried to open the program but I probably did something wrong? Nothing happened. Opened it before following the instructions. so I downloaded it again. I can’t seem to get the launcher to get started.
Where can I download this; (Available ZIP files for Java 6 or higher (includes launcher)
Thanks

I now on my mag laptop to see if that would be easer to launch the program but no it still does not work. I’m now wondering if I can ever get it to work because I read some of the instructions but I think to get the program to start is already way out of my league. I’m not very good working with the mac, I rather work on my windows 7 PC
thanks for reading my rumblings
N

Hi, i’m work on W7 and when start JW launcher…
java.lang.Exception: Return code was 1 – see below for details:
at org.jwildfire.launcher.Launcher.launchApp(Unknown Source)
at org.jwildfire.launcher.Launcher.launchAction(Unknown Source)
at org.jwildfire.launcher.Launcher.access$100(Unknown Source)
at org.jwildfire.launcher.Launcher$2.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseReleased(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.access$200(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)

Error occurred during initialization of VM
Could not reserve enough space for object heap
Error: Could not create the Java Virtual Machine.
Error: A fatal exception has occurred. Program will exit.

Attempting to launch JWildfire using the command:
“C:Program Files (x86)Javajre7binjava” -Xms256m -Xmx3000m -cp C:UsersbibiDesktoplibj-wildfire.jar org.jwildfire.swing.Desktop
and when start with windows launcher…
windows don’t see javaw.
what’s the problem Andreas?
the older version work fine.
thank you

Hi!
Just letting you know, maybe I’m not the only one who name folders using punctuation marks.
If name of folder in which JWildfire lies contains symbol “!” it not start.
It’s not a problem to relocate it actually, but I spent almost a hour figuring out where problem was, I even reinstalled Java and messed with starting file, but it was so trivial.^__^

Awesome program, made even better with Layerz function. I have a question in this regard. If I want to use 2 different fractals for layerz, is there a fast/short way to import and merge them together, or do I have to manually enter the parameters from scratch? Thank you. J

Hello, I absolutely love your program and have had hours of fun with it. I even have made a flame in tribute of the author at http://www.flickr.com/photos/39034581@N03/9869268376/
I have just downloaded and entered the v 1.20 and cannot locate the colour ramps which used to be on the left hand side. Any help please? Kind regards, Vivien.

Just picked up V1.4 for java7 with installer….iI couldn’t get it to install, kept getting an Error “can not write to Directory” no matter where I tried to put it.
I’m running Win7pro/sp1 fully updated and and Java7.51, tried installing to PgmFiles/PgmFilesX86/C:…same error always

I got the Zip version and extracted files to Folder in PgmFilesX86 and that one works perfectly, no problems at all
Something funny with the Installer or something

Yes, I also saw that this installer does not work very good, it is very sad because I was convinced that I had found a product which can finally do the job I will try some self-extracting installer the next time, at least on windows.

Hello,
To everyone lovers of JWildFire and specially to Andreas Maschke for his great effort and creativity to build this amazing program.
I have to say that this program not work in Win. 8.1 x64. I installed jre-8u5-windows-x64 but after starting program nothing happened (no massages, no alerts…, nothing, I tried to set compatibility issue, but 0). What is wrong I don’t know. I tried JWildFire under Win. Vista x32, Win. 7 x64 and everything works fine, but under Win.8.1 x64 it’s not work. I hope that this will help to Andreas and users of Win.8.1. If someone have idea how to mange this, please help me.
Kind regards to Andreas,
and all users of this beautiful program!
Pedja.

haven’t been around for such a long time, and am so happy to see that you are still creating this amazing software! Thank you so much. Just downloaded it and can’t wait to see what has been changing while I have been away?

First of all I would just like to congratulate Andreas on what I would go as far as to say is the best piece of software of it’s kind in the world!… yes indeed!.. and also the loyal support of J-Wildfire through it’s updates, it’s a pleasure to use and is very accessible to the beginner and the professional alike, as a digital artist I often use J-Wildfire as the backbone for many of my works and is a valuable part of my digital artist toolbox. Even after all the time I have been using it I still have more to learn and that is the mark of a good piece of software…. accessible to beginners and not restricted for Professionals. Well done Andreas.. long may J-Wildfire continue to excite and surprise us with every update released.

Thanks for the download i visited you’re DA page a while back and wanted to learn the JWildfire but was unable due to a very slow computer but I have a newer one now and you’re JWildfire is just Fantastic and runs really well for me now I have windows 7 Premium and it runs perfect and does some amazing stuff I am really impressed with this program

thanks.

but I know I will enjoy every moment with you’re program thanks for the download and use of JWildfire

Hello Andreas,
Just wanted to thank you for this amazing software and amazing Christmas version especially! I think it is the best fractal software ever born on this fractal world:-)

What I would love to see in the future is the android version j-wildfire mini being more developed as android devices get more and more powerful. I would love to be able to work on the road on my tablet, being able to fully edit my fractal before finishing & rendering them at home on the computer later on.

Hello. I got some trouble during the run just by the days. Two weeks it was working perfectly, but when i tried run it next day, i click start, and nothing happens, when i look at tasks, i see it running on background! What happended? Help please!!

Sorry, I can impossible guess what happened at your site. If the problem persists, please use the forum and describe the problem more precisely. What is your environment, what did you try and whjat was the result etc.

I love your JWildfire. I have been using it from the very begining. I love the newest version 2.40 I used Ultra Fractal and of course Apophysis. But JWildfire is the best! Thank you for updating all the time and improving it.